Sohni

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{{Infobox raga
| name = Sohini
| image_name =
| image_alt =
| thaat = [[Marva (thaat)|Marva]]
| type =
| time = Before sunrise
| season =
| arohana = Sa Ga Ma# Dha Ni Sa
| avarohana = Sa Ni Dha, Ga Ma# Dha Ga Ma# Ga Re(b) Sa
| vadi = Dha
| samavadi = Ga
| pakad = {{ubl|Sa Ni Dha, Ga Ma# Dha Ga Ma# Ga|Sa Ni Dha, Ni Dha Ga Ma#, Ga Ma#, Ga Re(b) Sa}}
| chalan =
| synonym = {{ubl|Sohani|Sohini}}
| equivalent =
| similar =
}}

{{Hindustani Classical Music}}
'''Sohini''' is a [[raga]] in [[Hindustani classical music]] in the [[Marva (thaat)|Marwa]] [[thaat]]. Alternate transliterations include '''Sohani''' and '''Sohni'''. Like Bahar, it is a small raga, with not much space for elaboration. It emotes the feel of longing, of passive sensuousness.

==Technical Description==
{{Quote box
| quote = Tall, virgin, charming, her eyes like lotuses, ears clustered with celestial flowers, Sohini is a lovely form. She holds a lute and her songs are amorous
| source = Rāga kalpa druma, p. 19<ref name=danielou>{{cite book
|title=The Rāgas of northern Indian music
|last = Daniélou
|first = Alain
|publisher=Barrie and Rockliff, London
|year=1968
|isbn=0-214-15689-3
|pages=334}}</ref>
| width =50%
| align =right
}}
The raga is of audav-shadav nature, i.e., it has five swaras (notes) in the [[arohana]] (ascent) and six in the [[avarohana]]. Rishabh (Re) is {{lang|hi-Latn|komal}} (half step DOWN from natural) and Madhyam (Ma) is {{lang|hi-Latn|tivra}} (half a step UP from natural), (denoted below by Re(b) and Ma#), while all other swaras are shuddha. Pancham (Pa) is not used.

Arohana: Sa Ga Ma# Dha Ni Sa.

Avarohana: Sa Ni Dha, Ga Ma# Dha Ga Ma# Ga Re(b) Sa.

[[Pakad]]: 1. Sa Ni Dha, Ga Ma# Dha Ga Ma# Ga. 2. Sa Ni Dha, Ni Dha Ga Ma#, Ga Ma#, Ga Re(b) Sa.

The [[vadi (music)|vadi]] swara is Dha, and [[samvadi]] is Ga.
The rishabh is weak, but Gandhar (Ga) is strong, unlike [[Marwa (raga)|Marwa]]. It is an Uttaranga pradhan raga, with the higher notes on the [[saptak]] (octave) being used more frequently.

==Samay (Time)==
Raga Sohini is associated with very late night / pre-dawn, the last or eighth period of day, roughly from 3-6AM.
(3 AM - 6 AM) : 4th Prahar of the Night : Sandhi-Prakash Raag<ref>http://www.tanarang.com/english/sohani_eng.htm</ref>

==Film Songs==
=== Language:[[Tamil Language|Tamil]] ===
Note that these are composed in the Carnatic ragam [[Hamsanandi]], which Sohni sounds similar to.
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Thesulaavudhe Then Malaraale
|[[Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam]]
|[[P. Adinarayana Rao]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
|-
|Kaalaiyum Neeye
|[[Then Nilavu]]
|[[A. M. Rajah]]
|A. M. Rajah, [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Ninaithal Podhum Aaduven
|[[Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|[[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Ennakoduppan
|[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
|[[P. B. Sreenivas]]
|-
|Ezhumalai Irukka
|[[Thirumalai Deivam]]
|[[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]
|[[K. B. Sundarambal]]
|-
|Vedham Anuvilum
|[[Salangai Oli]]
|rowspan="11"|[[Illayaraja]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
|-
|Nee Paadum Paadal
|[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]
|[[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Putham Puthu
|[[Thalapathi]]
|[[K.J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Or Poomalai
|[[Iniya Uravu Poothathu]]
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|Keerthana
|En Paadal Unakaga
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
|-
|Raaga Theebam Yetrum
|[[Payanangal Mudivathillai]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|Oru Pooncholai
|[[Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai]]
|rowspan=2|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|Sammatham Thanthuten Nambu
|[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari|Kadhal Devathai]]
|-
|Ganakkuyilae
|Pooncholai
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Bhavatharini]]
|-
|Raathiriyil Poothirukum
|[[Thanga Magan (1983 film)|Thanagamagan]]
|rowspan="3"|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Vaanam Niram Maarum
|[[Dhavani Kanavugal]]
|-
|Devi Devi
|[[Naan Adimai Illai]]
|Vijay Anand
|-
|Nee Varuvai
|Gowrimanohari
|M.M.A. Iniyavan
|rowspan=2|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|Ezhu Swaramum
|Oru Pudhiya Kadhai
|Uma Kannadasan
|-
|Pottu Vaithu Poomudikkum
|[[Ninaithen Vandhai]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Swarnalatha]]
|-
|Vaname Ketkutha En Paatu
|Nadodi Kathal
|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
|-
|Kannathil Kannam
|[[Watchman Vadivel]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|Idhya Veliyil
|Oru Pudhiya Udhayam
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]]
|-
|Anbe Anbe
|[[Chinna Raja]]
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]]
|-
|Oh Vennila
|Senbaga Thottam
|[[Sirpy]]
|[[K.J. Yesudas]]
|-
|O Kannukkul
|[[Dhinamdhorum]]
|Oviyan
|[[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Swarnalatha]]
|}

==Further information==
It is somewhat similar to [[Raga Marwa|Marwa]] and [[Puriya]] ragas in the same thaat,<ref name="parikkar">{{cite web|url=http://www.sawf.org/newedit/edit02182002/musicarts.asp|title=The Marwa Matrix|last=Parrikar|first=Rajan|date=2002-02-18|publisher=The South Asian Women's Forum|accessdate=16 December 2009|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5m3sZjuk2?url=http://www.sawf.org/newedit/edit02182002/musicarts.asp|archivedate=2009-12-16}}</ref> and also to Basant in the [[Poorvi]] thaat.

==References==
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{{Rāgas as per Performance Time}}

[[Category:Hindustani ragas]]

{{India-music-stub}}

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